Border Cook

Chapter 612: Poached Eggs in Sugar Water

"You have always been very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so you probably know what is going on here. Originally, our Fan family never got involved in these things, but the emperor has other plans at this time, so he wants someone to take a look."

Lu Qiyan understood what Fan Honghui was talking about, but he was a little unsure of what he wanted to express, so he simply asked directly, "Of course you can take a look, but there is also a point of view to be made. You need to understand the emperor's intentions in order to control the degree of this."

"There are some things I can't tell you directly. I can only say that whatever you want to do the most and the direction you want the situation to develop in, just go ahead and do it."

Fan Honghui smiled and said, "As for the rest, we can only wait and see what the final result will be. We can't influence it, and we don't want to speculate too much."

"Yes, I understand." Lu Qiyan bowed in response.

Fan Honghui paused, and then said, "Actually, I also want to ask you, if the sun sets, which road will you choose to go?"

Lu Qiyan smiled and shook his head. "There is no need to choose. Although it is dark after sunset, the sun will rise again the next morning. All I have to do is walk towards the light when the sun is there, and I will never go wrong."

Sure enough, Lu Qiyan had the same idea as him.

He can be called a confidant.

"That's right." Fan Honghui patted Lu Qiyan's shoulder again, "Go and have a rest first. There will be hard times ahead."

"Yes." Lu Qiyan responded.

Xia Mingyue was still rushing to pack all the things she needed to take with her.

Although she was summoned to the capital by the Emperor and the Empress, she was traveling with the Jin Weiguo peace negotiation delegation after all. After arriving in the capital, there were many eyes watching her, so Xia Mingyue did not bring too many things with her.

In addition to the clothes for changing, the daily necessities were the large number of bottles and jars that Yin Lingyou sent. In addition, he brought some clothes for Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji, as well as dried meat, pastries and other items that did not take up much space and were convenient to eat on the road.

However, no matter how concise it was, there were Zhuang Cui and Yin Qiao accompanying them, and with their belongings, they packed four boxes.

Xia Mingyue planned to put it at the back of the carriage and secure it with hemp ropes, which would not add a lot of extra trouble.

Xia Mingyue was busy, and Lu took advantage of Xia Mingyue's free time to pull her into the house, "Sister-in-law, you are going to the capital this time. As your sister-in-law, I should give you something, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to carry it along the way, and you probably won't be able to use it when you arrive in the capital, so I will just give you something tacky."

As she spoke, Mrs. Lu stuffed a purse into Xia Mingyue's hand.

The purse was so heavy that Xia Mingyue's hands felt heavier under it, and the silver in it made a rustling sound.

Without having to weigh it carefully, Xia Mingyue could already tell that there were at least thirty or forty taels of silver in the purse.

"Sister-in-law..." Xia Mingyue opened her mouth to refuse.

"Sister-in-law." Mrs. Lu interrupted, "I know what you are going to say, but you must accept this money."

"Now, we are a family of four, and everyone can make money. We earn quite a bit of money every month. It's still a long time before Da Hu and Er Hu get married, and I have saved quite a bit of money. This is to give my younger brother and sister-in-law some money for their travel expenses."

"I know you are wealthy and don't need these things, but this is a token of my love, and it is different from usual, so you have to accept it no matter what."

Having said that, Xia Mingyue could only accept the purse and said, "Then I'll listen to my sister-in-law."

"That's it." Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes and smiled.

Although this amount of money is not much, when Xia Mingyue really arrives in the capital, it is different from Jinqiu County. You have to spend money everywhere. If you have more money, you will feel more at ease, which is not a bad thing. "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"You are so distant with my sister-in-law? This time is fine, but if you say something like this again, I won't let you into the house anymore."

"Sister-in-law, you can't do this..."

A few days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day agreed upon with Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji to set off.

Getting up early, Yinqiao and Lu prepared breakfast.

There was nothing else but poached eggs in syrup.

This is the custom here. Eating a bowl full of sugar-soaked eggs before going on a long journey means a safe journey.

From a scientific point of view, eggs are high in protein and quite nutritious. Eating several at a time can help to relieve hunger. With the addition of sugar water, it is quite suitable for traveling.

Over time, it became a custom that was passed down. Even those who were wealthy and had no shortage of food would have a bowl of this before going out to pray for good luck and fortune.

The syrup is sweet, and the poached eggs are fresh and delicious, fully formed, with the yolk just completely solidified, not runny, but not overcooked either. They are most tender and delicious, and taste unexpectedly good.

A bowl of poached eggs, the number is six, which means smooth.

Xia Mingyue, Zhuang Cui and Yin Qiao each had a bowl and ate it with great relish.

After eating and drinking, he put down the bowl and moved all the luggage into the yard.

When everything was ready, Xia Yunji brought people in a carriage to pick them up as agreed before.

He asked people to move all the luggage onto the carriage, and invited Xia Mingyue, Zhuang Cui and Yin Qiao to get on the carriage together.

As usual, Wu Jin was arranged to sit with the coachman.

In order to prevent Wu Jin from getting cold during the long journey, Xia Mingyue and Qingju worked together to sew two pieces of clothes for Wu Jin overnight.

The pure cotton cloth is stuffed with thick cotton, which wraps the whole body, making it soft and warm. It is even a hooded version, a triangular shaped hat with pointed ears designed by Xia Mingyue. When it is carried on the back, it looks very majestic.

The person driving the carriage was a soldier from the military camp. On the way here, he heard from Xia Yunji that they would be traveling with an extremely majestic dog. Now that he actually saw this majestic dog, he was extremely surprised.

From the moment he got on the carriage, the soldier's eyes were always on Wu Jin, except for driving the carriage and watching the road.

"Your name is Wu Jin, right? What a great name! It really suits your identity!"

"Commander Xia said that you are the most understanding of human nature and can basically understand what people say. So can you understand what I am saying now?"

"I heard that Commander Lu's wife, Lady Xia, is the best cook. The food she cooks is better than any other restaurant's. So, Wu Jin, do you usually prefer to eat raw meat or cooked meat? Do you often eat the food Lady Xia cooks?"

"Oh, yes, you look so brave, have you ever gone hunting or chased rabbits?"

"Hey, Wu Jin, I've said so much, why don't you pay any attention to me? Are you always so cold..."